Monday, February 09, 2009

Monday 9th Feb - continuation of seed listOkay, so the only potting compost I have left is down in the greenhouse, which I will go fetch later when I have my waders on!!Sown today:HerbsBasil NeopolitanBasil sweetThai BasilRussian TarragonOreganoChivesParsleyCorianderFlowersBlack hollyhocksMorning GloryAstersSalpiglossiswhite foxglovesAngels Trumpets - blackcurrant swirlTo be continued.......

Monday 9th February 2009 - Weather: rain, rain, rain, dull, rain, rain! GROAN!Tut, tis always the way, today I had no work planned, the house is tidy, the snow has all but gone from these mean Essex streets, so I intended to spend the day on the allotment finishing plot number one, getting my paths sorted and planting my new strawberry plants, but oh no. Mother flipping nature has once again had her wicked way with me and it is raining. I did pop to the plot, as generally, a little rain doesn't bother me, but the ground on the site is waterlogged. Standing water everywhere, and my waterbutts are still frozen solid!! So, I turned tail and came home, miserable. However, trying to look on the bright side, this gives me the oppurtunity to sow some more seeds. So, rather than tell you nothing, I thought I would list the seeds I have sown so far.Chilli/PeppersMustard HabaneroPicanteHanoi MarketHot TepinWorld BeaterCayenneCorno di torro RossoChervena ChushlcaJimmy NardelloJalapenoPrairie FireTomatoesRoma (plum)Striped GermanChadwick CherryGolden Sunrise (yellow)Costoluto Genovese (beefsteak)Ferline (blight proof!)Black cherrySun Cherry (yellow or red)legendsanta (cherry plum)Marmade (beefsteak)TaminaGreat whiteJersey sunriseGardeners delight (cherry)Cherokee purpleAubergineLittle fingersViserbaMoneymakerRotonda BiancaMiscBroadbeans - germinatedKales, Scarlet - germinatedFlowers/plantsColeusPurple Bell VineSweetpeas - germinatedMecanopsisAstrantia , shaggyClematis, Korean BeautyAnchusa

My theory is, men love gardening because it is as close as they can get to childbirth...without the obvious pain! They aquire their little seed,they place it in a soft bed of John Innes,they talk to it,water and feed it,and then birth,a seedling!